St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-04

the Giant Killer. We remember how
Jason and his band of heroes, who
sailed in the ArgO to bring back the
Golden Fleece, went to COlchiS. where
with the assistance of Medea, the fiery
dragon was slain and the shining trophy
brought back in triumph. Its pretty
story.
Minneapolis has the parallel.
The Golden Fleece IS the Republican
national convention to be hung up in
Washington this week. and a band of
argonauts will leave this evening i'll
quest of it. They are all jaSOnS. every
one of them. in the local Republican
Greece, and Chicago is the fiery dragon
which guards the golden trophy. Wash
ington is ColchiS and Charles w. john
son is the Medea who will receive the
argonautS on their arrival and assist
them in the struggle for the prize. The
ArgO in this case Will be special tram
of brand new Wisconsin Central
coaches, and the figure is complete.
How does the picture strike you?
A wear and a half ago. when the eXpOSi-
ton building was scarce completed, the
GLOBE suggested that one day that
mighty structure would contain one OF
the great party conventions. The idea
never was lost and is this week to be
acted upon. A powerful delegation will
this evening leave for Washington to
urge upon the Republican national COM
mittee the importance as well as the adj
visibility of holding the convention OF
'SS at Minneapolis. Not only this city,
butt entire Northwest is interested
in the movement, and the Minneapolis
contingent will be REINFORCED by prom
inent men of st. Paul and other cities
and delegation from Dakota, headed
by the siIver-tOngued Col. Plummer. A
special train of three PullmanS and
dining car will leave the union depot at
Gas this evening by the Wisconsin Cen
trail line and will bear the argOnautS on
their mission. About fifty heroes will
compose the party, including most OF
the prominent men in the ranks OF the
earnest, thoughtful and consistent Re-
publicanS. 1t will be a gOOdly party.
On Tuesday afternoon. barring acct
dents. they will reach Washington and
Law the ropes for aSSaulting the COM
mittee on Thursday with the artillery
of their argument.
Will they be successful?
There seems to be Just bare posi-
bility for hope in that direction. The
outlook is not favorable, but many
desperate case takes on hopeful aspect
when it is ready for the jury. Chicago
looms up as the formidable candidate,
the Windy City too often to be dis
MAYED. Seven cities fight for the dis
tinctiOn of entertaining the convention,
and there is a posi- bility, if the fight is
prOtracted, of combination against
Chicago and in favor of Minneapolis.
Certainly no city can present a more
powerful combination of arguments in
its favor. When the argOnautS tell the
committee, as they will, that there is
grave danger of swinging more than one
Northwestern state into the Democratic
lines,it will give them pause. The argu-
ment of Dakota will be not without
weight, and the argOnauts will make the
most of it. O, there are worse cases
than ours.
Then there is the advertisement.
Minneapolis knows the value of the
seductive advertisement, and her claim
for the convention will be big boom,
even if she does not get it. The poet
tells of a man who shot his ar
rows at the sun, and who, upon being
questioned, said he could come nearer
the sun than if he did not shoot. So
with Minneapolis. 1t is possible there
may be on the committee, or in Wash
ington, or in the United States, some
unfortunate who has not heard of the
glory and advantages of Minneapolis;
and if so, he will be enlightened. What
the argonautS of Minneapolis say of the
Flour City will be spread far and wide,
and will be a valuable advertisement.
So in any event, the mission will accom-
pliSh much good.
To say nothing of the trip.
There is always a fascination in a
trip to Washington when congress is
I'm session. This is particularly con-
genial party and every arrangement has
been made that could conduce to their
comfort. The train arrangements
have been under the supervision of T.
II. Arson, the northwestern passenger
agent of the Wisconsin Central, and are
perfect. The good ship ArgO is in fine
trim and the argOnauts go out under
the most favorable auspices. There is
quite party and ''infiOOence" sticks out
all over it. The ranks are still open and
the committee will be glad to have vol
unteerS. Only three or four Democrats
will be found, but they have laid aside
their party prejudices and go in with
the rest. Among those who will 90 are
the following: Gov. McGill. Treasurer
Braden and Secretary of State Matt
son, who Will represent the state Oov
eminent. Col c. w. Plummer, g. A.
Pierce, Alex Mckenzie, d. H. Beecher,
Judge Bennett, Hugh Campbell, j. j.
Mellette will form the Dakota contin
gent. EA-GON. huDDdIu, tA-OOuSI6SS-
men Strait and Dunnell, Joel P. Heat
wole. Senator c. B. Buchanan and P. NJ.
Wilt comprise the delegates from the
state at large. Mayor Ames, officially
representing Minneapolis. has been in
Vited, the general city contingent being
as follows: w. ID. WaShburn,
Thomas Lowry, Charles A. Pillsbury,
Loren Fletcher, Z. E. .Byrnes, J. F.
Peterson, Lars Swenson, J. w. Nash, j.
D. MuldOon, j. c. WOrrall, W. A. James,
f. + b Mefria a. r. E Eugene i HaT Aeaf f.
Hall, c. Il. Benton. f. S. Smith, F. NJ.
Nye, S. B. LOvejoy, J, W. Griffin, F. 81.
Boardman, C. A. Severance, G. W.
Wells, William Cheney, c. c. Dunn, ].
5. Hughes, w. Schultz, J. r. Hofiip,
William McCrOry, J. NJ. Miller, ii. L.
Robinson, F. S. Hall, c. P. Silloway, w.
II. Lauderdale, F. N. Washburne, E. A.